Kei Central

[Turbo]

Beat it, Cappuccino. The Mugen Beat has arrived!

 

[SVX]

There's hardly any Mugen left.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Um, Mazdaspeed AZ-1 A-Spec Touring Kit.

 

[Turbo]

The AZ-1/Cara looks pretty damn good in blue.

 

[05XR8]

Daihatsu Fellow Max ss Hardtop 360

 

[Turbo]

What happens when a Suzuki Mighty Boy and a Hakosuka have a baby...

 

[05XR8]

Over fenders and Watanabes. Done deal.

 

[Wiegert]

Voicing my opinion on the SS40 Cervo and Mighty Boy got me looking into later versions I hadn't heard about. Enter the 3rd gen 'Airbrick'/'side alley beauty':

Giving the original coupé van-like qualities transformed it into some kind of bizarre shooting brake kei. Available with 4WD and one of the very first to utilise electric power steering, plus a partial glass roof that gave the windscreen an extended appearance. This generation only lasted two-and-a-bit years and Suzuki didn't shift many units during that time. Likely due to the Marmite styling, increased cost of tax on certain vehicles* and liberal use of "Spicy" in their marketing campaign.


*As far as I can gather, the flat folding rear bench gave it a cargo capacity that met certain commercial vehicle standards and the extra tax breaks they received originally meant buyers could get a car with extra carrying space for a price close to that of a regular 3-door kei hatchback.

 

[VXR]

That one looks fantastic. Those seats, as well. Epic.

 

[05XR8]

That rear wiper is right on the edge. Cool stuff.

 

[homeforsummer]

A little Honda N-One racing, anyone?

Other kei race cars are available:

Amused that the Caterham Seven 160 is included there. Not really a kei car in anything but its engine, but I believe Caterham has special dispensation to sell it as one in Japan. Suspect other keis would have to be quite highly tuned before they match its performance.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

The white Cappuccino looks like the Touring Car from GT6.

 

[homeforsummer]

 

[Turbo]

Kick off spring with some Kei:

 

[05XR8]

 

[Katiegan]

Absolutely in love with this. If only I had the money...

 

[homeforsummer]

It's a neat little thing, but I bet the bodykit fits even worse in person than it looks like it fits in some grainy photos...

 

[05XR8]

 

[05XR8]

Along with the new Suzuki Ignis, I hope this will revitalise the kei people movers.

 

[homeforsummer]

Neither of those are the Suzuki Ignis.

 

[05XR8]

Neither of those are the Suzuki Ignis.

It's a Daihatsu Move. My post now reflects what I meant.

 

[MedigoFlame]

How has no one posted a Honda S660 yet? Got to see one in person last year when I went to the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

As well as the N-One.

 

[05XR8]

How has no one posted a Honda S660 yet? Got to see one in person last year when I went to the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

As well as the N-One.

To add about museums, if anyone is in Germany, a Mazda museum just opened there.

 

[Turbo]

 

[05XR8]

 

[homeforsummer]

[Source]

[Source]

 

[Turbo]

 

[Turbo]

Subaru Vivio RX-R
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[Populuxe]

A great old promotional video for the 1970 line up of Subaru 360s and FF1 (called the "Star") from Subaru of America. I love how they pronounce "Subaru" as "suBARu".

 

[Turbo]

The poor man's Porsche:

And if the Copen-356 is too classic for you, consider this: